Record of stranded whales along Karnataka coast

Not Available A whale was stranded in the beach of Guijerbettu, Udupi district, Karnataka on 21.12.2001 . The whale was found in live condition. Thelocal person tried to rescue it but was in vain and later it died. The whale was identified as Balaenopteramusculus (Blue whale). Few vertebrae have bee...

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Main Authors: Anoop,A K, Rohit,Prathibha, Dineshbabu,A P, Harish Nayak,T, Kemparaju,S
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CMFRI 2004
Subjects:
Thimingala
Balaenopteramusculus
Blue whale
Online Access:http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/60003
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Summary:Not Available A whale was stranded in the beach of Guijerbettu, Udupi district, Karnataka on 21.12.2001 . The whale was found in live condition. Thelocal person tried to rescue it but was in vain and later it died. The whale was identified as Balaenopteramusculus (Blue whale). Few vertebrae have been collected and preserved in the museum of Mangalore Research Centre of CMFRI for future identification up to the species level. Another whale (genus : Balaenoptera) was stranded in Kota, Udupi district, Karnataka near the shore of Arama temple on 11.08.2004 in decayed condition. Not Available

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